Once again it’s time to break out the box of Christmas ornaments and decorate our tree.According to my Facebook feed, many of you had your trees up and decorated weeks ago. My two sisters had their homes beautifully decorated shortly after Thanksgiving. Their Christmas cards were mailed by December 1. My tree isn’t up, and I'm skipping the Christmas card yet again this year. … [Read more...]
All I Want for Christmas
I love Christmas. The music, the cookies, the excitement of the kids as they think about what they would like Santa to bring them. There’s a magic to this season that I’ve loved since I was a little girl.For the last 15 years, Christmas has been particularly special because of my three children. Our first child was born two weeks before the holiday and ever since then Santa, … [Read more...]
O Christmas Tree
Well it's time to break out the box of Christmas ornaments and decorate the Christmas tree.Many of you may have had your trees up for weeks and be wondering what took me so long. My two sisters had their homes decked out like Santa's workshop the day after Thanksgiving, and their Christmas cards were in the mail by December 1.My tree is not up and I'm skipping the Christmas … [Read more...]
Don’t Tell Me There’s No Santa
It is one of the mysteries of my life that I can remember certain decade-old events in such vivid detail that if feels like I'm experiencing them all over again. Yet I can't seem to remember to sign my six-year-old's notebook each night. Poor Peter, he's sorely lacking a few stickers in his book because his mother's mind has taken a long extended holiday.With Christmas right … [Read more...]
Giving Santa a Second Chance
Halloween hasn't come and gone, but I'm already thinking that I should send my letter to Santa Claus in a little early this year. I'm counting on your discretion, because truth be told, I sent the same list last year and didn't get any of these presents under my tree. The eternal optimist in me is thinking Santa just didn't get my list in time to deliver the real … [Read more...]
